Funderburg family's Boone County farmland auction nets $24.6M

Athans, sitting up front right next to the auctioneer, was aggressive from the start and ended up winning 2,403 acres for a purchase price of $18.5 million. In all, 12 people or farm businesses won parcels for a total price of $24.6 million.

It’s highly likely that today was the biggest farmland sale in local history, easily surpassing the $17 million paid by Union Pacific to four Ogle County farming families for 1,175 acres near Rochelle in 2001. The railroad needed that land to build the Global III intermodal facility.

Click on the following for more details:  http://www.rrstar.com/news/x1425131871/Funderburg-familys-Boone-County-farmland-auction-nets-24-6-million

The never ending story of the County Health Department

The following is taken from today’s, 11-18-2011, Boone County Journal available free of charge at a merchant near you or on line at:  http://www.boonecountyjournal.com/news/2011/Boone-County-News-11-18-11.pdf#page=2

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It will be interesting to see what Part 2 will bring.

Journal’s Coverage of the county budget and Mr. Mattison’s Letter to the Editor

The following is taken from this Friday, November 18, 2011, which is available free of cost at merchants across the county and on the web at:http://www.boonecountyjournal.com/news/2011/Boone-County-News-11-18-11.pdf#page=1

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Capron Rescue Squad trustee sues over laptop issue

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Capron Rescue Squad trustee sues over laptop issue

Wednesday, 16 November 2011 21:18 Bob Balgemann

CAPRON – A member of the Capron Rescue Squad Board of Trustees has filed a lawsuit against two other board members, plus the chief of the squad, over an issue involving a laptop computer that was removed from the squad’s office earlier this year.

The suit was filed Nov. 2 on behalf of board member Sara Istad against the board chairwoman, Vanessa Eaton, board member Owen Costanza and squad chief Tony Stepansky. It seeks more than $50,000 in compensatory damages.

Click on the following to read the rest of the story:  http://www.belvideredailyrepublican.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7147:capron-rescue-squad-trustee-sues-over-laptop-issue&catid=108:boone-county&Itemid=510

St. James School on You Tube

To see the clip shown below click on the following:  http://youtu.be/wMjq0VJ1tmU

Journal’s Editorial for second week speaks of health Department

The following is taken from the Boone County Journal for November 11, 2011.  The paper is available free of cost at merchants across the county and online at:  http://www.boonecountyjournal.com/news/2011/Boone-County-News-11-11-11.pdf#page=1

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Real Estate Transactions

Following is from:    http://www.belvideredailyrepublican.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7140:boone-county-real-estate-transactions-recorded-oct-nov-1-4&catid=108:boone-county&Itemid=510

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